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Police Officer uplift statistics

Statistics on progress with the recruitment of an additional 20,000 police officers in England and Wales.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 30 January 2020
• Last updated: 16 May 2024 — See all updates

On 5 September 2019 the Prime Minister announced the Government commitment to recruit an additional 20,000 police officers in England and Wales by 31 March 2023. Documents on this page contain information on how the starting figure for the recruitment was calculated, and our plans for statistical reporting on progress with the recruitment of an additional 20,000 police officers in England and Wales.

Documents

• Police Uplift Programme: entry routes of officer recruits
  • 16 May 2024
  • Accredited official statistics
• Police officer uplift, final position as at March 2023
  • 26 July 2023
  • Accredited official statistics
• Police Officer Uplift, quarterly update to March 2023
  • 26 April 2023
  • Official Statistics
• Police Officer Uplift, quarterly update to December 2022
  • 27 January 2023
  • Official Statistics
• Police officer uplift, quarterly update to September 2022
  • 26 October 2022
  • Accredited official statistics
• Police officer uplift, quarterly update to June 2022
  • 27 July 2022
  • Official Statistics
• Police officer uplift, quarterly update to March 2022
  • 27 April 2022
  • Official Statistics
• Police officer uplift, quarterly update to December 2021
  • 27 April 2022
  • Official Statistics
• Police officer uplift, quarterly update to September 2021
  • 27 October 2021
  • Official Statistics
• Police officer uplift, quarterly update to June 2021
  • 28 July 2021
  • Official Statistics
• Police officer uplift, quarterly update to March 2021
  • 29 April 2021
  • Official Statistics
• Police officer uplift, quarterly update to December 2020
  • 4 February 2021
  • Official Statistics
• Police officer uplift, quarterly update to September 2020
  • 3 November 2020
  • Official Statistics
• Police officer uplift, quarterly update to June 2020
  • 30 July 2020
  • Official Statistics
• Police officer uplift, quarterly update to March 2020
  • 30 April 2020
  • Official Statistics
• Plans for statistical reporting on progress with the recruitment of an additional 20,000 police officers in England and Wales
  • 30 January 2020
  • Official Statistics

Published 30 January 2020
Last updated 16 May 2024 + show all updates

1. 16 May 2024

   Added 'Police Uplift Programme: entry routes of officer recruits'.

2. 26 July 2023

   Added 'Police officer uplift, final position as at March 2023'.

3. 26 April 2023

   Added 'Police Officer Uplift, quarterly update to 31 March 2023'.

4. 25 January 2023

   Added 'Police Officer Uplift, quarterly update to December 2022'.

5. 26 October 2022

   Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to September 2022'.

6. 27 July 2022

   Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to June 2022'.

7. 27 April 2022

   Amended 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to December 2021'. Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to March 2022'.

8. 26 January 2022

   Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to December 2021'.

9. 27 October 2021

   Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to September 2021'.

10. 28 July 2021

    Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to June 2021'.

11. 29 April 2021

    Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to March 2021'.

12. 4 February 2021

    'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to December 2020' has been updated.

13. 28 January 2021

    Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to December 2020'.

14. 29 October 2020

    Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to September 2020'.

15. 30 July 2020

    Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to June 2020'.

16. 30 April 2020

    Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to March 2020'.

17. 30 January 2020

    First published.